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Another day has passed and Jim Hendry has still not done anything to make me hate him more since signing Alfonso Soriano. In fact, I'm actually hearing good rumors. About the Cubs. That string of sentences doesn't even make sense to me.
I may have been a little unclear in my statements yesterday about Soriano. I read that they Cubs would probably keep him in a corner outfield spot, which I thought would make Jacque Jones or Matt Murton available. Well, apparently they've been considering Soriano for right, and then you just move Jones over to center.
The Daily Herald is reporting today that the Cubs would rather trade Jones than move him to center, and they'd rather keep Murton in left. This is amazing news because it means that the Cubs are willing to not give up on a young player with a lot of upside. I wonder if Andy MacPhail really was part of the problem holding back the Cubs. We all know he didn't do anything to actually help them.
Another rumor I've heard is that the Cubs are in negotiations to bring Cliff Floyd to Chicago. Floyd has been rumored to be coming to Chicago since his days with the Marlins, and then back when Sosa was traded, there were rumors Floyd would be coming to the Cubs from the Mets. Basically whenever there is an offseason, there are rumors about bringing Cliff Floyd to Chicago.
I don't really like this. A couple years ago, yes, I probably would have been ok with it. But Floyd is coming off a season where he was injured for a long time, and when he came back he had terrible stats. He may have been playing through pain, but terrible stats nonetheless. Why would we bring him in?
If it's anything other than just a bench role player/4th outfielder, I think it's a mistake. I heard they may be bringing him in to platoon with Murton in left. Ok. Murton hit .308 in his first call-up at the end of the 2005 season. Last season, his first full season, he hit .299. And that was basically with a month off when Dusty McCantPlayYoungGuys made him sit for almost the entire month of June. Murton has earned his spot. Let him earn it again, fine, but don't just make him part of a platoon when he's obviously the superior offensive player, and his glove is no worse than Floyd's.
So, anyways, back to getting rid of Jones. I don't know where he'd go, who we'd give up, or really anything, but I like the prospect of getting rid of him over Murton. Also, rumor is the Cubs still have Gary Matthews Jr. in their sights.
This is another awesome rumor because it would aid in the removal of Jones from the team's plans. If we bring in Matthews, we can (probably) overpay him, which will suck. However, if we erase the $6 or $7 million that is owed Jones the next two years, it will almost cancel out.
I doubt much more happens until after Thanksgiving, but there's at least a nice foundation that the Cubs can continue to build on. Of course, if we had a pitching coach, then we could probably afford to go with some cheaper pitching talent and not get burnt. But we don't have one. So, we'll have to overpay for roughly average pitchers, and hope their arms don't break off.
I may have been a little unclear in my statements yesterday about Soriano. I read that they Cubs would probably keep him in a corner outfield spot, which I thought would make Jacque Jones or Matt Murton available. Well, apparently they've been considering Soriano for right, and then you just move Jones over to center.
The Daily Herald is reporting today that the Cubs would rather trade Jones than move him to center, and they'd rather keep Murton in left. This is amazing news because it means that the Cubs are willing to not give up on a young player with a lot of upside. I wonder if Andy MacPhail really was part of the problem holding back the Cubs. We all know he didn't do anything to actually help them.
Another rumor I've heard is that the Cubs are in negotiations to bring Cliff Floyd to Chicago. Floyd has been rumored to be coming to Chicago since his days with the Marlins, and then back when Sosa was traded, there were rumors Floyd would be coming to the Cubs from the Mets. Basically whenever there is an offseason, there are rumors about bringing Cliff Floyd to Chicago.
I don't really like this. A couple years ago, yes, I probably would have been ok with it. But Floyd is coming off a season where he was injured for a long time, and when he came back he had terrible stats. He may have been playing through pain, but terrible stats nonetheless. Why would we bring him in?
If it's anything other than just a bench role player/4th outfielder, I think it's a mistake. I heard they may be bringing him in to platoon with Murton in left. Ok. Murton hit .308 in his first call-up at the end of the 2005 season. Last season, his first full season, he hit .299. And that was basically with a month off when Dusty McCantPlayYoungGuys made him sit for almost the entire month of June. Murton has earned his spot. Let him earn it again, fine, but don't just make him part of a platoon when he's obviously the superior offensive player, and his glove is no worse than Floyd's.
So, anyways, back to getting rid of Jones. I don't know where he'd go, who we'd give up, or really anything, but I like the prospect of getting rid of him over Murton. Also, rumor is the Cubs still have Gary Matthews Jr. in their sights.
This is another awesome rumor because it would aid in the removal of Jones from the team's plans. If we bring in Matthews, we can (probably) overpay him, which will suck. However, if we erase the $6 or $7 million that is owed Jones the next two years, it will almost cancel out.
I doubt much more happens until after Thanksgiving, but there's at least a nice foundation that the Cubs can continue to build on. Of course, if we had a pitching coach, then we could probably afford to go with some cheaper pitching talent and not get burnt. But we don't have one. So, we'll have to overpay for roughly average pitchers, and hope their arms don't break off.
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